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Latest Lottery Winners announced

The 20th draw took place at the Summer Pop-Up supper in the Playing Field Pavilion on Friday, 11th August 2023:

First Prize: Bob Spence, ticket number 469 – £164.00
Second Prize: Janet Tourell, ticket number 313 – £123.00
Third Prize: Bob Spencer, ticket number 97 – £41.00

Many congratulations to our winners and thank you to Janet, who has donated her winnings towards our fundraising effort. The great news is that, with Gift Aid, her donation is now worth £153.35!

To be in with a chance to win and to join the lottery please contact Janet jtourell@btinternet.com

The next draw will be held at The Christmas Market in the Village Hall.

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A great big Thank You from us

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our survey and or joined us for our Q & A session, your views are very important to us.
We are currently working through the results and writing a summary to share with you all at the end of August.

Of course we will continue to promote community spirit, by involving all residents of the parish in our project, with the intention of meeting the challenges ahead. We hope to encourage participation of all individuals or groups from within Hadlow Down or, who have links with the community, in the building and use of the new Hall & Pavilion. We are delighted that so many of you have offered to help with the project. We will be in touch over the coming weeks.

As promised the full details of the survey and all the verbatim comments will be published here on our website and a summary will be added to the Village Website and in the Parish Magazine in September.

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Join us at our Q & A meeting

There will be a public meeting to be held in the Village Hall on Thursday 20th July (7.30 pm) which we hope will achieve several things:-

  1. After the AGM held in February and the feedback we received, we would like to invite parishioners to a public meeting. HDCC would like to provide an opportunity for those concerned about the project to share their thoughts and ask any questions they may have. We ask that questions be submitted in advance  in order that we can respond fully and in detail.
  2. Many of you have been wondering if the project is still alive and the meeting will enable us to reassure local people that we are attempting to move forward;
  3. If we can attract new residents to the parish to attend the meeting, they will be made aware of the project and what we hope to achieve – who knows, they may want to get involved!!
  4. It will give us an opportunity to encourage all those present to complete the online survey so that we get a high response level.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Q & A session, please send your questions to Mandy Chapman

mandy.chapman45@googlemail.com to arrive by 18th July

You can still submit your views by taking our online survey here

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Take part in our Survey

To all residents and Village Hall users,

We invite you to respond to a survey about the provision of a New Village Hall. This project is about the heart of our community. It would be wonderful if you could spare a few minutes to help us understand your views and wishes.

HDCC is proposing to build a new Village Hall and Sports Pavilion at the Playing Field. The new building will include a much larger main hall, more adequate storage spaces, a meeting room and modern kitchen facilities. Much needed changing facilities, showers, storage, club room and a bar are also planned. There will be parking for 43 cars, including 5 spaces for disabled users, 10 bicycle parking spaces and 20% of the car parking spaces will be fitted with electric charging points.

Methodology

Hadlow Down residents, along with Village Hall and Pavilion users, are invited to complete an on-line survey here

HDCC Survey

If you would prefer to complete a paper copy of the survey please email Geoff Gregory geoff.gregory@outlook.com or call 07936 678891
Delivery and collection will then be arranged. A pre-paid return envelope can be provided, if you would prefer to remain anonymous.

Comments will be published anonymously with the report.

Results will be independently verified and reported to parishioners in the Village Magazine, on the Village Website and on the HDCC website.

How can I give my views?

The consultation period will begin on the 3rd July and will run for a period of three weeks, closing on 24th July.

Parishioners and current user groups from both the Village Hall and Sports Pavilion are invited to respond. You can find out more about the project in our latest newsletter here

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Table Top Sale Announced !

We are pleased to invite you to join us for our “Table Top Sale” held as part of the ongoing fundraising efforts for the New Village Hall.

Please come along to the
Village Hall on Sunday 3rd July, 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
to join in the fun, free entry to all! And you might just unearth a treasure!Refreshments will be served throughout.

The Summery Lottery draw will be held!
There is still time to join our Village Lottery for a chance to win a cash prize at our next draw which will be held at this event. For more details please click here

If you would like to secure a *Table at the table top sale or purchase Village Lottery tickets, please contact Janet jtourell@btinternet.com
*tables will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Thank You for your ongoing support

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Fancy some locally grown, award winning sparkling wine?

Our wonderful supporters at Woodreed Vineyard are making a 10% donation to us from all orders of their award winning sparkling english wine. What could be better, than sitting down to enjoy a delicious glass of locally grown fizz whilst supporting our fundraising effort at the same time, cheers !

The vineyard is perfectly situated on a south facing slope, sheltered from the elements by the remnants of the ancient forest that covered the High Weald of East Sussex. First planted in 2013, the vines have thrived on the rich soil and have been allowed to develop unrushed, with the first harvest coming in 2018. The grape production and wine making systems are fully organic, certified by the Soil Association, allowing Woodreed to produce a high quality wine that is full of character without the use of chemicals.

To place an order please contact Rob Hunter 07748 047143 robert.hunter@woodreedvineyard.com

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Spring News

Thanks to all of your support at the Spring Market on Saturday 19th March,
we have raised a fantastic £400!

The Spring Draw for the Village Lottery was held – Congratulations to all our winners

  • 1st prize – ticket number 111 Tracey Boorman £204
  • 2nd prize – ticket number 99 Marion Burt £153
  • 3rd prize – ticket number 999 Paul Presler £51

The jackpot for First Prize is now over £200 ! This is amazing, thank you to all our ticket holders. There are lots of numbers available so do please join if you would like to support our fundraising efforts. All the details can be found here or simply contact Janet
janettourell@btinternet.com
The other fantastic news is that we can now claim Gift Aid. With your permission if you buy a year of tickets for £12 we can claim £3 back from the Government! Simply tell us, when you buy your tickets, if you are a UK Taxpayer and would like us to claim.

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Please join us at our AGM

On Friday 25th February at 7.30 pm in The Village Hall, Bob our Chair, will be presenting his Annual Report. If you are one of our supporters, new to the Village or have questions and would be interested to hear an update on progress to date, we would love to see you there.

We are always delighted to see new faces and are constantly looking for new talent to join our team. The New Village Hall is a major project for our small community if you think you could support us in any way, no matter how small please do get in touch.

Call Sarah Prall on 07974 346527 or e-mail sarahprall@btinternet.com